Q: Is 240,144,232 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,144,232 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,144,232 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 240144232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 83 166 332 664 361,663 723,326 1,446,652 2,893,304 30,018,029 60,036,058 120,072,116 and 240,144,232, with no remainder.

Since 240,144,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,144,232, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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